Shame can be overwhelming, and that is why the Diploma of Mental Health students at Marr Mooditj Training together with Personal Attributes want to "Change Da Shame", break down barriers and recognise that we can work together to support those with mental health issues in our community.

In a student led initiative Personal Attributes is proud to partner with Marr Mooditj Training and beyondblue to support a Mini Mental Health Expo at Waterford Plaza Shopping Centre to be held in 2017.

Diploma of Mental Health students have taken the lead to develop this expo and to advocate for and help reduce the stigma surrounding mental health. The students have been working together with their educator Tania O'Dea for the past 6 months, to find new ways to reduce the stigma that people suffering from mental illness experience every day. Reaching out to the community to share their knowledge and experiences in the hope that one day we will live in a society that accepts those with mental health issues.

The students will be sharing many messages, information and advocating support and recognition of the shame associated with mental illness in the community. They will be seeking to break down barriers that occur with discrimination, and lack of support services, and they will be sharing ways that we can work together to build rapport so that people with mental illness can be supported to live their lives well.